The bridge is painted in International Orange. More than 30 bridge painters are employed to touch up the paintwork. This maintenance must be kept up to prevent the bridge from becoming corroded.

Fog often make sit hard to see all of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Golden Gate is one of San Francisco’s most prominent landmarks, and it has appeared in many movies (such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Superman: The Movie and Pacific Rim) TV shows and video games

The Golden Gate Bridge has only been closed three times due to bad weather (high wind speeds). It is sometimes closed during the night so that construction work can take place.

In 1976 the Golden Gate Bridge appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

It is estimated that if the Golden Gate Bridge was constructed today it would cost in excess of $1 billion.